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SENIOR NIGHT— The Lady Nanooks seniors played their last home games last weekend. They were honored, along with family members, before Friday night’s Photo by Keith Conger
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VOLUME CXVI NO. 4 January 28, 2016
Council stamps “approved” on NJUS operating budget
By Sandra L. Medearis
The Nome Common Council took
up several big-ticket money measures on the Jan. 25 regular meeting
agenda. Other discussion covered
benefit shares, fuel prices and a gettogether in Orlando.
The Nome Joint Utility Board
adopted the budget, and according to
Nome’s city law, handed it up to the
council for final approval, which it
did unanimously. The operating and
maintenance budget rests on estimated revenues of $13,116,250; Operating and Maintenance expenses of
$11,283,117 (prior to noncash depreciation); and a net operating margin of $1,833,133.
The cash margins would be used
to pay for required equipment overhaul, annual bond and debt service
principal payments, and fuel inventory, which are not a part of the operating and maintenance budget.
During 2015, a major overhaul of
one of the utility’s two 5.5-megawatt
Wartsila generators was projected to
cost $350,000 for parts and outside
Wartsila company help. However,
the job needed additional piston
parts and additional Wartsila tech
time, adding $150,000 to the cost.
Plant mechanic labor cost of $90,000
expended on the overhaul would be
budgeted as operated expense, Utilities Manager John K. Handeland
said.
The utility has budgeted to move
ahead with upgrades to computer
controls and also $20,000 to upgrade
the smaller wind turbines at Banner
Ridge Windfarm.
“There is value to maintaining
these Entegrity units to contribute at
times when the wind is lower and
they can augment the utility’s two
900-kilowatt EWT wind turbines,”
Handeland said.
Lower fuel surcharge?
After undergoing questions from
council members scrutinizing the
FY16 spending plan, Handeland told
the council that the kind of fuel used
for the utilities’ generators at today’s
price was around 90 cents per gallon.
If the price were to hold till barges
load the NJUS supply this summer,
with 28 cents added on to cover
transportation and other costs, plus
three to four cents for the port delivery, the price per gallon would be appreciatively lower than last
summer’s cost of over $2 per gallon.
This year’s “adder” is down from
last year’s adder of 38 cents per gallon.
“With the price where it sits, we
would need to lower the fuel surcharge [to rate payers] and amend
the budget for generator fuel,” Handeland said.
However, experience has shown
that fuel prices go higher in the summer. Bulk fuel prices are figured by
the price on the day of loading, or
continued on page 4
Kawerak hosts second
Arctic shipping meeting
Photo by Maisie Thomas
MONGOLIAN DELEGATION–A group of 15 Mongolian officials visited Nome earlier this week to learn
about how Alaskans deal with domestic violence. With the assistance of two translators, the delegation met with
members of the Nome Social Justice Task Force and the Bering Sea Women’s Group boards.
By Diana Haecker
Kawerak Inc.’s Marine Advocacy
program invited 15 tribal representatives from Norton Sound and Bering
Strait villages to Nome to continue a
discussion about how to prepare for
the increase in Arctic shipping traffic.
The first meeting, titled “Bering
Strait Voices on Arctic Shipping”
was spurred by climate change-driven opening of Arctic waters to increased marine traffic and was held
in September 2014.
This week’s meeting brought
tribal representatives from all villages except for Stebbins to the
Kawerak board room table, to hear
concerns from each village, presentations from the U.S. Coast Guard
and about the Golovin Emergency
Response Plan as well as discussions
about climate change observed in the
villages.
A pressing issue at hand is the involvement of the region to participate in the update of a so-called
continued on page 5
Mongolian delegation visits Nome
By Maisie Thomas
A group of 15 Mongolian officials arrived in Nome earlier this
week to learn how Alaskans address
domestic violence. The delegation
included law enforcement, medical
and social workers as well as two
translators.
All but one of the members of the
delegation were women. The National Center Against Violence and
the Mongolian Embassy organized
and funded the trip, the first of its
kind. The delegation visited Anchorage and Juneau, and stayed in
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Nome for about two days.
During their time in Nome, the
Mongolians, who are all affiliated
with the National Center Against Violence, met with members of the
Nome Social Justice Task Force and
the Bering Sea Women’s Group.
The purpose of the trip was to
form a partnership with Alaskan organizations and to take what they
have learned here back home. One of
the main differences, legal reform
coordinator Arvintaria Nordogjav
said with help of a translator, is that
the American structure is more systematic than the Mongolian way.
Here, she said, each organization has
one specific purpose and all the organizations work together for the
larger goal of ending domestic violence. Mongolia, however, does not
have any countrywide programs to
combat domestic violence.
The delegates toured the Alaska
Department of Law office, Anvil
Mountain Correctional Center and
Norton Sound Health Corporation to
learn about the organizational aspects of each. Another important
theme was how to deal with domes-
tic violence, and it’s origins, on a
personal level.
Four members of Nome Social
Justice Task Force, a group that
started as a program for racial equity
but took on other problems, spoke at
a lunch meeting on Monday.
Kawerak’s Lisa Ellanna summed
it up, “We talk about not so fun
things, but important things.” Three
of the attending members work with
Kawerak and are Alaska Native.
They spoke of the oppression of the
Native people during colonization
and how that trauma has lead to
many issues today. “People don’t understand why things are so hard,”
said Ellanna.
The Mongolian-English translator
looked a little perplexed when
women began speaking in Inupiaq,
but that is how many attendees introduced themselves. The women’s
Inuipaq choir sang for the delegation, which in turn sang a song in
their Native language.
The Alaska and Mongolian populations have several similarities.
continued on page 4
Photo by Diana Haecker
MARINE ADVOCATE— Kawerak’s Austin Ahmasuk leads through the
second Bering Strait Voices on Arctic Shipping on January 25 and 26.
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 2016
OPINION
THE NOME NUGGET
Foster’s Report
By Rep. Neal Foster
Greetings to folks in House District 39. Finding ways to fill the
$3.5 billion deficit the state faces has
become the focal point of this legislative session. What happened? Oil has accounted for 90 percent of this state’s
revenue. But oil production has
fallen from a high of 2 million barrels per day in 1988 to about 500,000
barrels per day today. More importantly, oil prices had hovered around
$110 per barrel for 4 years up until
the summer of 2014 when prices
crashed to $67 per barrel. Many
considered that drop to be devastating. But things have worsened and
oil prices dropped into the $20-perbarrel range this last week.
Why are these revenues important? They pay for things like education and schools, road and airport
maintenance, public safety, heating
assistance, state jobs, health care,
housing, multi-purpose buildings,
water and sewer systems, senior benefits, public assistance and much
more.
How big of a deficit is this? We
could lay off every single state
worker and still not have a balanced
budget. In Governor Walker’s State
of the State address he said the
deficit was equivalent to $400,000
per hour.
So how do we balance the
budget? The road ahead will be difficult, and it will take coming together as Alaskans to solve this fiscal
crisis. There are 40 Representatives,
20 Senators and one Governor. That
means there are 61 people, each of
whom have a different idea of how
to balance the budget. There are Republicans and Democrats. There are
urban and rural legislators. There are
majority and minority members.
There are pro-business and prounion advocates. And there are individual philosophies about what mix
of the many cuts and tax options fall
into the “Goldilocks Zone” of being
just right.
I would start by saying that the
final result must be fair. I have advo-
cated that we cannot balance the
budget on the backs of Rural
Alaskans. We cannot ask low-income families to contribute more
than they can afford. And we cannot
make cuts in communities where
basic services are still lacking.
The Governor recently proposed
his budget. With 61 different ideas
of how to balance the budget nobody
is going to get their way. Most folks
are in agreement that compromise
will be key. And the Governor has
said his budget is a starting point. He
is willing to listen and make
changes. The Governor is proposing $100
million in cuts to the operating
budget. This consists of well over a
hundred line items. The following
are statewide cuts, and while the
funds may not all come out of our
district they will have significant impacts: (1) -$2 million from pre-kinder-
garten (-100 percent)
(2) -$9.2 million from low income
heating assistance (-100 percent)
(3) -$500,000 from the VPSO
Program (-3.5 percent)
(4) -$6.9 million from highways
and aviation (-4.4 percent)
(5) -$15.6 million from the university system (-2.2 percent)
(6) -$1.9 million from the Alaska
State Troopers (1.6 percent)
(7) -$785,000 from Public Broadcasting (-18.5 percent)
The Governor is proposing to
raise revenue with the following
taxes:
(1) $200 million through a
statewide income tax of 6 percent of
a person’s federal tax liability. That
comes to 1.5 percent for the average
Alaskan. That would be $750 for
someone making $50,000 per year.
An income tax would also capture
revenue from out-of-state residents
who work in Alaska. (2) $45 million by increasing
highway, aviation and motor fuel
taxes. The highway gas tax would
double from 8 cents per gallon to 16
cents. (3) $27 million by raising the tobacco tax from $2 to $3 per pack of
cigarettes. (4) $40 million by raising the alcohol tax by 10 cents for every standard drink. A bottle of wine or hard
liquor would be taxed higher since it
has more standard drinks in it. (Generally 1 beer = 1 glass of wine = 1
shot of liquor.)
(5) $12 million by increasing the
top mining tax bracket by 2 percent. (6) $20 million by adding a 1 percent commercial fishing surtax. (7) $15 million through the elimination of tourism tax exemptions. (8) $100 million by raising the
minimum tax on the oil industry. The Governor’s budget also incontinued on page 3
A Look at the Past
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Editorial
Too Much of the Same Stuff
When a Presidential candidate opens their mouth we are subjected
to a barrage of talking heads telling us what Donald Trump, Ted Cruz,
or Bernie Sanders just said. Of course, since we are too simple to figure it out when the talker is finished, another guy comes along to tell
us what they meant to say to be followed by another to tell us what
they should have said, ad nausea.
We spend too much time reporting nothing of news value. We adhere to every nuance a whacky incoherent narcissist can spew out.
Could the Republicans really back a guy who preposterously boasts
that he would wall off the southern border of the United States and
send the bill to Mexico, bar all Muslims from entering the U.S. and
hike the U.S. tariffs while erasing trade barriers. Outrageous ranting in
crude talk while flaunting one’s billionaire privileges is not statesmanship.
Why has the media given such an unreality show such prominent
play? Why do we slog through such boring, repetitive, unrealistic, lame
television coverage of pre-election self-promotion? Are we to put up
with a Republican party that has surrendered to the dictates of Donald Trump and Sarah Palin? —N.L.M.—
Illegitimus non carborundum
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Strait Action
according to the law,” said Gosliner.
“Mostly we want to hear what
changes they witness and how they
accommodate to those changes.”
The commission will be in Barrow on February 3, in Kotzebue on
February 5 and will travel to Nome
on February 7. They present a Strait
Science talk at Northwest Campus
on Monday, February 8. The listening session and the meeting will take
place at Northwest Campus’ conference room on February 9 from 3 to 6
p.m.
Marine Mammal Commission to meet in Nome
For the first time, the federal Marine Mammal Commission will hold
one of its annual meetings in Nome,
Alaska. Last year they met in
Charleston, South Carolina.
The federal agency is an independent federal agency tasked by the
Marine Mammal Protection Act to
further the conservation of marine
mammals and their environment. According to the agency’s general
counsel Mike Gosliner, the agency
will conduct three listening sessions
in Barrow, Kotzebue and Nome.
“We want to hear firsthand from Native hunters how climate change is
affecting them,” Gosliner told The
Nome Nugget. The panel also wants
to hear how increased ship traffic
and tourism is affecting the region’s
hunters targeting marine mammals.
The commission will travel with
staff and its three commissioners to
Alaska. They plan to set up teleconferences so that hunters and residents
from Bering Strait and Norton Sound
villages can call in and voice their
concerns. The panel provides scientific and policy advice to Congress.
“Our job is to help make sure that the
Marine Mammal Protection Act is
implemented and that subsistence
along with conservation is working
Hinzman named to lead
UAF research
Permafrost hydrologist and longtime professor Larry Hinzman has
been selected to serve as vice chancellor for research at the University
of Alaska Fairbanks.
Hinzman has served as interim
vice chancellor since March 2015.
“In my relatively short time here
at UAF, it is abundantly clear that Dr.
Hinzman enjoys an incredible reputation as an internationally recognized scientist, and as a gentleman
and friend in our community and our
state,” said interim Chancellor Mike
Powers. “His expertise and leadership will be instrumental in supporting and advancing UAF’s vital
research enterprise.”
Hinzman first came to UAF as a
research technician at the Agricultural Experiment Station 34 years
ago. After earning a doctorate from
UAF in 1990, he joined the faculty
in 1991 as an assistant research professor at the Water and Environmental Research Center in the School of
Engineering. During his three
decades as a researcher, he has conducted field studies in the Alaska
Arctic and been a collaborator on
similar work in the Russian and
Canadian Arctic. He was appointed
director of the UAF International
Arctic Research Center in 2007.
Throughout his career, Hinzman has
been an advocate for national and international Arctic science partnerships, serving in leadership positions
within a wide variety of global science organizations. He is currently
the United States’ delegate and vice
president of the International Arctic
Science Committee.
“UAF leads the world in Arctic
research, and our capabilities extend
far beyond the North to include
every continent, the world’s oceans,
the entire atmospheric system, the
far reaches of space and deep into the
Earth’s mantle. Our physical, biological and social scientists, our engineers and our creative artists are
renowned both throughout Alaska
• Foster’s Report
tors. I think most people feel the
same way. But everyone agrees we
must do something. The Governor’s $100 million in
operating budget cuts are relatively
mild when we look at what’s coming. After those cuts the Governor’s
budget comes to $4.8 billion. The
House Finance Co-chair wants to cut
out an additional $300 million to get
to a budget of $4.5 billion. And
members of Senate Finance want to
take that number even lower. This
will have a significant impact in our
towns and villages where state jobs,
state funding, state services and state
infrastructure are so important. My efforts will be to keep legislative cuts moderate and in line with
the Governor’s budget so that we do
not run the risk of shocking our local
economies. continued from page 2
cludes the following “other” revenue
generators:
(1) Under a new system of funding government the permanent fund
dividends would have been $1,000
instead of $2,072 this past year. This
would fill $3.2 billion of the current
deficit. (2) $400 million through the elimination of oil tax credits. (3) $700,000 by raising airport
property lease fees. (On a related
note we fought hard against landing
fees last year, and this issue will
likely come up again this year.)
Overall here are my observations.
With the exception of a few things
(like eliminating tax credits for the
oil industry) I don’t like any of these
cuts, taxes, or new revenue genera-
a leader in Arctic research. With
Hinzman’s departure from IARC,
Hajo Eicken will serve as the center’s new director, a position he has
held as interim since March 2015.
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With regard to state income taxes
and the permanent fund dividend
(PFD) it seems to have become a
rural versus urban issue. Folks in
urban areas. where the average income is higher, do not want an income tax. But they are willing to
forego their PFD’s. Folks in rural
areas are supportive of an income tax
but not of reducing their PFD’s. Faced with having to do one or the
other I would choose to keep our
PFD’s untouched and advance the income tax. I’ll use simple numbers to
make a point. If we reduce a PFD by
$1,000 for a person making $10,000
a year that amounts to 10 percent of
their income. But if we reduce a
PFD by $1,000 for a person making
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• Council
continued from page 1
the average price in the month of lifting, or on a three-day wrap around
the day of lifting. NJUS has opted for
the month of lift pricing, this year,
Handeland told the council.
The good news could get better.
Based on an estimated need of 2.2
million gallons and a slight buffer in
left over fuel inventory—if prices
stay in this range, the 2016-2017 fuel
borrowings would be in the $3.3 million range, down from $6 million last
year.
Other business
In other business, the council decided to adopt a “skeletal” ordinance
that provides for regulation of commercial marijuana trade within city
limits. The ordinance essentially set
only hours of operation, councilman
Louie Green Sr. pointed out. However, consensus among council
members was to adopt the ordinance
as a placeholder on the local law
book that would be amended later as
more clarity developed in concert
with state regulations.
The council affirmed in a resolution the Norton Sound Economic Development Corp Community Benefit
Shares totaling $150,000. While half
the money went to children’s organizations like the Boys and Girls Club,
money to other organizations such as
Bering Sea Women’s Shelter and
Nome Food Bank also helped children, councilman Stan Andersen
stressed.
The council introduced budget
amendments to six spending year
budgets, adjusting midyear projections to current needs. However, according to Roberts Rules of Order,
no discussion occurred during first
reading. The council will have several work sessions before scheduling
a second reading, public hearing and
final passage. The first work session
was scheduled for Jan. 28, Thursday,
at noon.
Mayor Richard Beneville announced the members of the Ad-Hoc
Cemetery Committee.
Beneville credited former Mayor
Denise Michels for endeavoring to
establish the volunteer committee to
restore the memorial from dilapidation and “less than perfect recordkeeping.” Beneville continued the
effort by soliciting nominations from
applicable organizations and affirmed the following membership:
Stan Andersen and Lew Tobin,
Nome Common Council; Sara Lizak
and Ken Hughes, Nome Planning
Commission; Cussy Kauer and Dave
McDowell, Museum and Library
Commission; Bertha Koweluk and
Julie Farris, Nome Rotary Club; and
Leo Rasmussen, former mayor and
community member.
Cheryl Thompson, museum collections assistant, has volunteered to
serve as staff liaison between the
committee and the City’s administration.
Orlando, anyone?
During council comments before
adjournment, Lew Tobin brought up
a “business in town whose board
members are traveling to Orlando in
April” and noted that councilman
Stan Andersen currently occupies the
City of Nome seat on that board, thus
opening the door for more information on a rumored junket by hospital
board members to the Disney World
of Mickey, Minnie and Goofy. Did
the trip budget also include board
members’ families? Tobin wanted to
know.
“Do you want me to answer that?”
said Andersen, who serves as board
treasurer on the Norton Sound
Health Corp. board of directors for
Norton Sound Regional Hospital
serving Nome and surrounding villages. Andersen explained that there
are 24 board members who voted on
the trip [at a NSHC board meeting in
September]. Twenty-one voted yes,
three abstained from voting.
He was one of three who abstained from voting, but the remaining 21 NSHC board members
approved the trip, Andersen reported.
Airplane tickets would come from
mileage accrued through NSHC’s
Alaska Airlines EasyBiz travel incentive account derived from patient
and employee travel, Andersen explained. The board was attending the
Orlando meeting because top dogs
from national level hospital organizations would be there, Andersen
added, so NSHC board members
would have an opportunity to network with them. Families of board
members could go along, but they
had to cover their own expenses, Andersen said.
“We went to Las Vegas last year,”
Andersen said, and remarked later
that the travel information was not a
secret and board meetings open for
public attendance.
“It’s in our bylaws,” he said.
The meeting is the 2016 Tribal
Self-Government Annual Consultation Conference, slated for April 2429 at the Buena Vista Palace Resort
and Spa in Orlando, billing itself as
an Official Walt Disney World Hotel,
with conference facilities. Rooms at
conference rate range from $115 per
night to $155, with family rooms
adding $10 per night; tower view
rooms go for considerably more.
Early-bird registration for the conference is $375 per person, due by a
March deadline.
After the council meeting Jan. 25,
Andersen said the trip’s budget had
not been presented yet, but he would
be attending a meeting Jan. 26 where
he expected more details. He confirmed that the daily allowance, the
per diem for board travel was $75 a
day for food, and confirmed that
board members receive $300 lump
sum for attending meetings whether
they are, say, an hour or six or eight
hours in length, coming to $375 a
day if one does the math.
The federal Indian Health Service
lists the conference on its website
under Events Calendar where it urges
attendance by tribal leaders, tribal
health directors and tribal staff, and
suggests lodging at the Buena Vista
Palace Resort and Spa:
“The 2016 Annual Self-Governance Conference welcomes the U.S.
Department of Health and Human
Services – Indian Health Service,
U.S. Department of the Interior – Bureau of Indian Affairs and American
Indian and Alaska Native [AI/AN]
Tribes to convene a national consultation conference to renew and
strengthen partnerships between
AI/AN and Federal government officials by addressing AI/AN health
policy issues sharing best practices,
and formulating recommendations
for improvement,” from the BIA
Web site. “The conference provides
essential Self-Governance training
that is available to new Tribes seeking to enter Self-Governance and for
Federal employees whose scope of
work falls within the purview of
• Mongolian
continued from page 1
Tsernajav Altantsetseg Director at
Law School of Otgontenger University said that Mongolia, like the indigenous American population, also
has a history of colonization. In
1990, the once communist country
adopted a democratic government.
Since that time, the rate of domestic
violence has risen. Nordogjav noted
that the level of domestic violence in
Mongolia is high, in part because the
once nomadic population was forced
to settle in cities.
The only way to combat the issues
facing the Alaska Native community
today, such as alcoholism, drug
abuse and domestic violence, is to
talk about it. “Silence is just agreeing with it,” said Kari van Delden,
Cooperative Extension Agent with
the University of Alaska Fairbanks
Northwest Campus and member of
the Task Force. The conversations
seem to be working so far. The So-
$100,000 per year then that only
amounts to 1 percent of their income. That’s a regressive system
that hurts lower income earners
more. Folks in the lower income brackets rely on their PFDs to a much
greater degree to pay for heating oil,
food, baby needs, electricity and
other basic necessities. It’s very likely that both the income tax and a cap on PFDs will be
part of a final budget. But I will advocate to minimize the impact on the
PFD payout for the aforementioned
reasons. One thing that was not part of the
Governor’s budget but is being discussed by some legislators is a sales
tax. Some favor this because it would
apply to everyone including out-ofstate tourists and out -of state-workers. I am, however, concerned about
a sales tax because it would disproportionately affect Rural Alaskans.
Folks in urban centers would pay the
tax on, for example, a gallon of milk.
But Rural Alaskans would pay a
higher tax because it would be on
both the gallon of milk and the cost
of shipping that is built into that gallon of milk (or heating fuel or 4wheeler or school clothes). Like Governor Walker I am open
to suggestions on finding the right
balance of cuts, taxes, and other revenue. Please let me know what your
thoughts are so that I can advocate
for a fiscal solution that most constituents in House District 39 can
agree on. You may contact me during this
legislative session by mail, phone, or
email at the following:
Representative Neal Foster
State Capitol Building, Room 434
Juneau, AK 99801;
Tel.: 800-478-3789;
[email protected]
cial Justice Task Force members
agreed that, although the positive
changes have been small, they have
been noticeable.
At the end of the meeting, Bertha
Koweluk spoke about Beauty for
Ashes, a program she plans to bring
to the Nome region. The faith-based
initiative works with both victims
and perpetrators, or “those who have
harmed and those who have been
harmed,” as Koweluk put it. The
five-day program includes 14-hour
two-way conversations, during
which each person contributes
equally. The goal is to conduct healing through story, to trace problems
back to their roots in order to work
through them. “Until we look at the
past, we can’t move forward,” Koweluk said. This rings true both for individuals and for the Alaska Native
population as a whole.
The delegation ended their day in
Nome with Eskimo dancing and a
potluck.
Take part in a study
about healthy hearts!
• Foster’s Report
continued from page 3
Self-Governance.”
The agenda shows a plenary meeting each day with presentations from
federal Dept. of Interior, Bureau of
Indian Affairs, Dept. of Health and
Human Services, and Indian Health
Service, with tribal caucuses and
breakout sessions interspersed
throughout the days.
Tobin also asked about employees’ retirement accounts. Andersen
assured him the accounts are paid
and up to date.
The other two board members
who abstained from the vote on Orlando are Brian James, Village of
Solomon, and Preston Rookok, Native Village of Savoonga.
The goal of the HEALTHH Study is to learn
more about treating tobacco use and
heart disease risks in Alaska Native adults.
You may eligible if you are:
• Of Alaska Native Heritage
• Live in the Norton Sound
or Bering Strait Region
• Not currently pregnant
• A smoker
If eligible, you can receive
up to $200 upon
completion of this study.
HEALTHH staff will be in Nome to enroll participants on:
Sept 3-4th, 7-11th, and 14-16th
Contact HEALTHH staff at:
(907) 310-4566 or [email protected]
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CHANGING ARCTIC— Melvin Apassingok from the St. Lawrence Island community of Gambell reports changes in weather and its impacts
on subsistence hunting.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 2016
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GRAVE CONSEQUENCES— Morris Nakarak from Elim, left, and Deahl Katchatag of Unalakleet listen to
concerns brought to the table during the second Bering Strait Voices on Arctic Shipping workshop, held in
Nome on January 25 to 26, at the Kawerak Ublugiaq boardroom.
• Voices on Arctic Shipping
continued from page 1
Subarea Contingency Plan. The
U.S. Coast Guard is the federal lead
agency to update the plan.
Lt. Commander Matthew Mitchell
with the U.S. Coast Guard Sector
Anchorage’s Contingency Planning
division enlisted the help of those
present at the meeting to update the
plan, specifically the section that addresses community profiles and resources. After detailing the legal
basis of the plan, which is a regional
addition to a unified plan, and specifies what steps need to be taken in
the event of an oil spill or other hazardous material release in the area,
needs accurate information on nuts
and bolts such as: how many people
live in a community? Who are the
people in charge and how do you get
a hold of them? Where would they
set up a command center in the event
of an emergency that requires responders to travel to the community?
Most of the information in the existing plan is outdated and Mitchell
pleaded for help from the tribal and
municipal entities of all Kawerak
communities to help him and his limited staff to tackle the update of the
plan. “We are begging and pleading
for help to make these plans better,”
he said.
Mitchell began his presentation by
announcing his retirement in six
months, well before the plan’s update
is to be completed. His successor is
still not determined, but he pledged
to work with the region’s communities to update the plan.
The plan covers a lot of ground,
including scientifically determined
sensitive areas, a section on dispersants to be used in Arctic waters, a
section that identifies resources in
Alaska’s northwest farflung communities and sections that identify the
roles of the federal and state responders, the USCG, the EPA and the
state’s ADEC, and geographic response strategies, which spell out
what resources are kept in what location and how they are to be deployed.
The plans, he said, are based on
the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, passed
after the Exxon Valdez oil spill in
Prince William Sound. “That was a
game changer,” he said. After the
Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the
Gulf of Mexico, another component
will play a role in the furthcoming
plan, namely a chapter on the use of
dispersants.
BERING STRAIT VOICES— Tribal representatives gathered this week to discuss increased shipping traffic
in the Bering Strait region.
The 1990 OPA law also focuses Nome, by the UAF MAP agent and gencys,” she said.
on industry to prevent and mitigate a representative from a conservation
Stewart Tocktoo of Brevig Misharm to the environment. “Resources agency.
sion reported that fish had an oily
In other comments, during the taste last summer. Residents saw the
follow the industry,” Mitchell said.
“Shell brought tremendous resources Bering Strait Voices on Shipping, the Shell fleet come through Port
to the Arctic, and the expectation is tribal representatives agreed on un- Clarence and suspect that while they
that when you bring industry, you predictable weather changes that in- cleaned out the bilge, oil entered the
terfere with subsistence hunting. waters. He said Brevig Mission is
bring resources.”
Concerns from workshop atten- Elim’s Morris Nakarak observed that dismayed over the lack of consultadants included that oil tankers and migration patterns of game animals tion in regards to plans involving
lightering barges are a common sight are changing and so are the ocean Port Clarence as a deep-draft water
offshore and that none of these are currents. He voiced the concern that port. “We fully support the deepnotifying the villages when they increased ship traffic will have the draft port in Nome rather than have
come to Norton Sound, the Bering unwanted consequence that ships one built in Port Clarence,” Tocktoo
Strait or park in Port Clarence. will dump garbage into the ocean, re- said. He said Nome has the better inMitchell said that unlike other parts gardless of international laws. Carol frastructure with roads, airport, medof the United States, in Alaska those Oliver from Golovin observed that ical facilities and stores to
tankers and fuel barges are required winds seem to be stronger and more accommodate increasing vessel trafto have an alternative approved plan frequent. She also observed that fic.
that requires them to have extra oil more fuel barges are showing up on
Finally, Melanie Bahnke brought
spill boom and trained personnel on the horizon in the summer and up that Crystal Cruise is scheduled to
board to be effective first responders voiced concern over the transfer of visit the area with a 1,000-passenger
in the event of an oil release. In ad- oil from tanker to barge at sea.
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Mitchell said the U.S. Coast
Guard conducted a boom exercise in
Kotzebue last year and has another
one planned for June in Nome.
He also said that the Alaska Regional Response Team, a highlevel
panel made up of members of federal
and state organizations, will visit and
meet on Nome in September.
A telephone conference held last
week to update the plan was only
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 2016
REGIONAL
THE NOME NUGGET
Nome author Nancy D. Mendenhall publishes third book
By Maisie Thomas
Nancy Danielson Mendenhall of
Nome published her third book in
November. Entitled “Rough Waters:
Our North Pacific Small Fisherman’s
Battle– A Fishing Family’s Perspective,” the book describes the many
hardships facing small-scale fishermen. She weaved interviews with her
own family members into the book,
adding a narrative to what would otherwise have been a technical research
piece.
Danielson Mendenhall began the
book in 2008, but only worked on it
during the winters. The idea for the
book came from an interest in her
family history of commercial fishing.
Danielson Mendenhall said the
hot topic of the fishing world is climate change. Warming waters cause
fish to go deeper into the ocean,
making it harder for fishermen to
catch them. Ocean acidification, the
lowering of the pH level caused by
higher amounts of carbon dioxide,
also poses problems to fish. She lists
natural occurrences, such as
droughts, as an issue as well. When
the water levels are low, salmon have
trouble migrating up and down rivers
and streams.
Another problem is bycatch, a
term used when fishermen catch the
wrong species of fish unintentionally. The excess fish cannot be sold,
“Added to [the problems identified above] is the
government’s decision to change the nature of the
fleets fishing in the federal waters—to, in effect,
privatize the rights to the fish.”
-Nancy Danielson Mendenhall
Originally, Danielson Mendenhall
planned to interview only her immediate family, as she has numerous
relatives who are commercial fishermen. She even readopted her maiden
name, Danielson, for the book as a
way to appeal to a long line of Scandinavian fishermen. However, the
project evolved to be much more
than a family history.
After interviewing her family and
friends, she learned of the many
problems facing small commercial
fleets from Kotzebue to Oregon.
“The general public is oblivious to
the economic and cultural threats to
the coastal communities that depend
on small fishermen,” Danielson
Mendenhall wrote.
She decided that there would be
no way she could write a book about
fishing without including the politics
of the profession and the struggles of
the fishermen. “My purpose here is
to present the small fisherman’s view
of that side of their working life that
very few take up in their memoirs.”
Seven years and many interviews
later, Far Eastern Press published
Danielson Mendenhall’s 485-page
book.
During her research, which included reviewing information published by the Sierra Club and the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, she identified several big issues.
so they are just dumped back into the
water and essentially wasted. This is
an especially big problem with large
operations, because of the sheer
quantity of fish they take in.
Danielson Mendenhall starts off
the book by describing a 2009 fish-in
protest on the Yukon River. Local
fishermen were upset that they were
not permitted to catch Chinook
salmon while an industrial fleet fishing for pollock, caught and discarded
almost 60,000 Chinook.
The last big problem is the lack of
money for research. There is not
enough funding for scientists to conduct frequent research on fish populations. Thus, the information is
often old.
There are a few changes that
Danielson Mendenhall thinks could
make fishing better. Many of the
problems could be solved if more
funds were allotted for research.
Even within the scientific community, there are disagreements and uncertainties regarding topics as simple
as how many fish were caught in the
past year.
As indicated in the title, Danielson
Mendenhall advocates for protecting
fish stocks against large commercial
operations. “Added to [the problems
identified above] is the government’s
decision to change the nature of the
fleets fishing in the federal waters—
to, in effect, privatize the rights to the
Photo courtesy Nancy D. Mendenhall
NOME AUTHOR— Nancy Danielson Mendenhall recently published her third book, which tells the story of
small-scale commercial fishermen.
fish,” Danielson Mendenhall wrote.
scale business, though more in touch their opinions regarding fishing regThese large companies often have with nature, more physical than ulations to large councils and boards.
Mendenhall moved to Alaska
lobbyists rooting for them, Danielson most,” Danielson Mendenhall wrote.
Mendenhall said, which makes it Problems facing the salmon popula- from northwestern Washington in
harder for the smaller fleets to fight tion include: urbanization, dams, 1961. She grew up listening to her
back. “The argument that small- agricultural and lumbering pollution, father telling stories about his time
scale fishing should be salvaged, that weak hatchery policy and overfish- fishing in Alaska, she credits him in
the book by writing, “Special thanks
boats tied at the docks growing sea- ing, Danielson Mendenhall wrote.
weed should be out fishing, is best
Danielson Mendenhall said that to my father, Torvald Danielson,
told in the words of the fishermen the status of commercial fishing in whose stories made sure I would go
that I think that I interviewed for this Alaska is better than in most places, to Alaska.” Although she came up for
because it is managed by the state. In a teaching job, she quickly became
book.”
Smaller operations are better be- British Columbia, another area she involved with the fishing industry as
cause they support small communi- researched, the federal government well. She spent 10 years in Southeast
ties and “ordinary people that have controlled fishing. This, she said, is Alaska teaching and salmon trolling.
In 1971 Danielson Mendenhall
boats.” Entire communities can be equivalent to Washington D.C. reguwiped out when their small commer- lating what happens in Alaska’s wa- moved to Nome to teach at the college level. She continues to fish for
cial operations are overtaken by ters.
Danielson Mendenhall sees the subsistence, as she has done for the
larger fleets. Ports are affected because there is no need for small ves- state as doing a better job of protect- past 45 years. Danielson Mendenhall
sels.
Danielson
Mendenhall ing small fleets. The federal govern- is the author of two other books,
mentioned Maine, where fishing fu- ment, she said, is more interested in “Beachlines: A Pocket History of
eled the economy of many small fewer, but much larger, operations. Nome,” published in 1997 and “Orcommunities. After the big fleets Alaska also has advisory councils, chards of Eden: White Bluffs on the
began fishing in the Gulf of Maine, which allow local fishermen to voice Columbia,” 2006.
residents left the towns and moved to
larger cities. This is not just a problem in the United States. A similar
phenomenon occurred in Iceland.
The book is organized into two
Kegoayah Kozga Public Library
sections. The first part discusses
salmon fisheries under state manageOn Saturday, January 30, 2016 at 6 p.m., the Kegoayah Kozga Public
ment; the second part addresses fedLibrary will close temporarily as it begins the relocation process to its
erally managed areas. “Salmon
fishing represents the best of smallnew home in the Richard Foster Building.
Temporary closure
The Library will close Saturday, January 30, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. and
reopen by Saturday, March 5, 2016.
Thank you for your understanding while we work to move over 18,000
books and other library materials and prepare the library for opening in
the Richard Foster Building.
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If you are not able to return your library materials by Saturday, January
30th at 6:00 p.m., we will waive the fines on library materials currently
checked out. However, these library materials will be due back to the
library at the new location in the Richard Foster Building by Monday,
March 14, 2016.
Thank you for your patience while we work to move the library to its
new location. We appreciate your patronage.
To contact the Kegoayah Kozga Public Library staff,
please email: [email protected] or call 443-6628.
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KUSPUK WEDENSDAYS— On Friday January 15, an Awards Assembly and Kuspuk giveaway commenced at Nome Elementary School.
Teacher Josie Bourdon and NES Principal Kevin Theonnes presented 19
kuspuks to students from grades K-6th as a new initiative called “Kuspuks for Kids.”
During the Christmas break, teachers Sally Kinzel, Josie Bourdon,
Krista Marvin, Mary Jo Hazel, Pearl Theonnes, Julie Cross, Jodi Arnold,
and community members Kristin Holzman, Mary David and employees
from Nome Eskimo Community have been meeting on Saturdays, making “Kuspuks for Kids” in the hopes that every student at Nome Elementary will have a kuspuk to wear on “Kuspuk Wednesdays.” Kawerak
and Norton Sound Health Corporation donated $ 1,000 and $ 500.00 respectively for fabric and supplies as well as Sew Far North for fabric donations.
In order to continue making kuskpuks, the community is welcome to get
involved for a sewing bee on Saturday February 13 at Nome Elementary
School.
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 2016
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Nanook senior girls end home careers with sweep of Seward
By Keith Conger
The 2015-2016 schedule makers
loaded the Nanooks girls basketball
team calendar with lots of early season games in the Nome-Beltz gym.
Although the current campaign is
one week shy of the halfway mark,
the Nanook seniors played their final
home contests last weekend.
All seniors want to win in front of
the local crowd on Senior Night
Weekend. Nanook players Senora
Ahmasuk, Katy Tomter and Rayne
Lie, along with manager AnnaMarie
Motis, can say they did just that by
taking two games from the 1-6 Seward Seahawks over the weekend.
The pair of victories helped the
Nome girls even their season record
at 5-5.
For the third consecutive week,
the Nanook girls won their opening
night contest, this time taking down
the Seahawks on Friday by a score of
64-50. Nome’s four senior leaders
were honored in a pre-game Senior
Night ceremony before tip-off that
evening.
Neither team seemed willing to
score at the onset of Friday’s contest.
It wasn’t until the 4:19 mark that Seward’s Riley Von Borstel changed
one of the zeros on the scoreboard.
Nome’s Tomter kept the game close
by putting in four points. The teams
appeared evenly matched, at least
early on, as they finished the first
frame knotted at 9-9.
After holding the lead for less
than two minutes in the opening
quarter, the Nanook girls grabbed it
for good early in the second quarter
on a pair of free throws by junior
Ivory Okleasik. Ahmasuk helped extend the lead to 15-9 with a threepointer and free throw. Her eight
points in the frame were highlighted
by an acrobatic, Jordonesque scoop
shot, that helped lead an 18-point
Nanook second quarter attack. Nome
carried a 27-20 margin into the
locker room at halftime.
After the break, the Seahawks
reentered the court the more inspired
team, going on a 7-2 run that cut
Nome’s advantage to two at 29-27.
A pair of Tomter free throws ex-
tended Nome’s lead to four, at 31-27.
The Nanooks found a spark in sophomore Kerry Ahmasuk as she
drained two, mid-quarter treys to extend the lead to six at 37-31.
But each time the Nome girls
mounted a third quarter run, the Seahawks were quick to answer. Senora
Ahmasuk and sophomore Ayla Lapinskas traded baskets to keep the
game close. The score was 41-38 at
the end of the frame.
Midway through the fourth quarter Nome held a 51-47 lead and was
ready to ditch the “bend but don’t
break” mode. At the 2:31 mark
Nanook players Okleasik and Kerry
Ahmasuk took. Okleasik grabbed an
offensive board, and got the put
back, bringing the score to 53-47.
With just under two minutes to play,
Kerry Ahmasuk followed up a block
with her second three-pointer of the
quarter to work the score to 56-47.
Okleasik had two important steals in
the last two minutes, and her foul
shot and two-pointer at the oneminute mark extended the lead to 12
points.
The Nanooks ended the game on a
blistering 13-3 run, and won the contest 64-50. Senora Ahmasuk paced
the squad with 17 points. Kerry Ahmasuk and Okleasik scored 14 and
13 points, respectively. The Seahawks were led by Lapinskas’ 19
points. Maille Moriarty chipped in
10 for Seward.
“I prepared for it beforehand,”
said Senora Ahmasuk after the game
when asked about how she handled
getting back out on the court after the
Senior Night ceremony.
In reference to holding the lead in
the second half, Rayne Lie said, “It’s
all about attitude. You have to keep
your attitude consistent throughout
the whole game. If you let that slip,
then everything goes down.”
“It’s one of our goals to always be
positive on the court,” added Tomter.
“We love our fans,” said Lie. She
credited her coaches and teammates
on the bench for helping with the
team’s success.
“The one thing I really love is that
if I do something wrong, I hear
photos on page 9
Photo by Keith Conger
PROUD COACH— Lady Nanooks head coach Don Stiles poses with his seniors after a 64-50 victory over the
Seward Seahawks on Friday night. Pictured with the coach, from left to right, are team manager AnnaMarie
Motis, Senora Ahmasuk, Katy Tomter and Rayne Lie.
someone in the crowd say it’s OK,’”
said Tomter. “Everyone’s there to
support you.”
“I am pleased with the leadership
the seniors display to the younger
players, especially in practice,” said
coach Don Stiles after the weekend.
“Their hard work is contagious and
breeds success. We still have a lot of
season left and I expect them to continue improving and leading the
charge going into regions.”
If there had been a knock on the
2016 Nanooks squad, it would’ve
been their inability to finish off opponents on the last night of a homestand. On Saturday they reversed that
trend. Senora Ahmasuk scored seven
of the team’s first eight points to
guide her squad to an 8-0 lead at the
mid-quarter mark. The Nanooks
however, could only muster an Okleasik free throw in the latter half of
Nome boys hold off Seward, rally for
big win on Saturday night
By Keith Conger
The outcomes of the Nome-Beltz
boys basketball games on Friday and
Saturday night in Seward might best
be compared to the theme of duality
found in “A Tale of Two Cities,” by
Charles Dickens: It was the worst of
outcomes and the best of outcomes.
The Nome boys held leads of ten
points or higher in both contests
against the Seward Seahawks last
weekend, but each night Nome-Beltz
fans witnessed vastly different results. In a thrilling nail-biter on Friday night, the Nanooks were unable
to maintain their lead, and fell 47-45.
On Saturday, they thwarted a furious
fourth-quarter comeback attempt by
the Seahawks, before holding on for
a 62-55 victory. The win brings their
season record to 2-8.
Friday night’s game was up forgrabs until the final ticks of the
clock. With 15.9 seconds remaining,
senior Leif Erikson hit a runner to
bring the Nanooks back within one
point at 46-45. While Erikson’s subsequent defensive hustle nearly netted him a steal at 10.8 seconds, he
pulled off a theft of the ball from
Seahawks Thomas Zweifel four seconds later.
The Nanooks were unable to score
on that possession, and turned the
ball over to Zweifel, who was fouled
with 5.7 seconds on the clock. The
Seward senior hit one foul shot, but
the other circled the rim twice before
falling away. The Nanooks were able
to work the ball into the hands of junior Wilson Hoogendorn for what
would have been a game-winning,
last-second three-point shot. The
Nanooks were led in the 47-45 loss
by Mikey Scott’s 24 points. Senior
Paxten Berry paced Seward with 12.
A concerted defensive effort by
Nome was evident as they opened up
the Saturday night contest. The
Nanooks held the Seahawks scoreless for much of the first quarter.
Senior Ronnie Jackson hit Seward’s
first and only field goal with 49.2
seconds remaining. The scoreboard
at the end of the first frame read 112.
The Nanooks worked that ninepoint margin up to 14 mid-way
through the second quarter when
Scott was fouled on one of his teamhigh 16 rebounds. After the ensuing
free throw, Nome held a 21-7 lead.
Jackson hit what seemed like a harmless runner at 2:30 to help his team
finally crack the 10-point mark. That
bucket, however, ended up igniting
an 11-4 Seahawks run that narrowed
the score to 27-23 at the half.
After trading baskets on three possessions to open the third quarter,
Scott scored and was fouled as he
drove the lane. That three-point play
helped the Nanooks reestablish, and
extend, its ten-point lead at 37-26.
Junior Ian Booth hit a trey at 2:51 to
boost the Nanooks’ lead to 12. Josh
Bourdon followed that up with a
floater under the basket to extend the
gap to 14, at 44-30.
The riled-up crowd continued to
increase in decibel level as senior
C.J. Outwater hit a three-pointer with
1:41 min. left on the third quarter
clock. Outwater provided what appeared to be a clear dagger when he
hit his second trey in 26 seconds to
bring the score to 50-33. A foul shot
by Booth with 1.1 seconds remaining
in the period put Nome on the verge
of a rout at 51-33.
But this is high school basketball
in bush Alaska, and a team can ill afford to take their foot off the gas
pedal at any time. The Seahawks
used multiple baskets by Jackson and
junior Nik Pahno to mount a 14-4
run, and whittle Nome’s lead to eight
points at 55-47.
With just over two minutes left in
the game, Booth found Erikson
under the basket for an easy two
points, and Nome’s margin was back
up over 10, at 59-47. Five points
down the stretch by Jackson helped
fuel an 8-1 “too little, too late” Seahawks run that brought the final
score to 62-55.
“We were just driving in, and executing really well,” said Outwater
after Saturday’s game. “We had
open people on three’s and that is
what really changed the game.”
“Their press was kind of hard to
get through, as all presses are,” said
Booth about the Seahawks efforts to
narrow the gap at the end of the
game. “But we just kept moving the
ball, and tried to get it through the
mid-court cutter.”
Nanooks head coach Pat Callahan
credits the Saturday victory to having less turnovers and less players in
foul trouble.
The Nanook boys will join the
Lady Nanooks on the road next
weekend for a tournament in Bethel.
the frame. This allowed the Seahawks to keep the game close at 9-6.
By opening the second quarter on
another 8-0 run, the Lady Nanooks
established a comfortable lead. They
were able to maintain this throughout the contest, beating the Seahawks
41-27.
Senora Ahmasuk had 10 of her
team-high 12 points in the first half.
Her sister Kerry, who has developed
into one of the team’s most effective
shooters outside the arc, hit one
three-pointer, and ended up with
seven total points. Tomter chipped in
six points, all in the decisive second
half.
“I was pleased with the overall defensive performance of the team,”
said Stiles after the Nanooks Saturday night win. “We were able to hold
all their players to single digits in
scoring.” The Seahawks leading
scorers, Lapinskas and Moriarty,
could only muster seven points
apiece.
After three straight home dates,
the Lady Nanooks will be on the
road for the next five weekends.
They will travel to the Bethel Tournament next weekend.
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CHEERLEADERS IN TRAINING— Little Nanooks HanaLori Callahan, left, and BrookLynn Crowe faithfully imitated all the cheers at the
basketball games in the Nome-Beltz gym this weekend.
Photos by Keith Conger
PRESS BREAKER— Nanook senior C.J. Outwater works hard against the Seward full-court press on Saturday night in the Nome-Beltz gym.
MISTER CLEAN— Nome-Beltz junior Mikey Scott, 32, “cleans the
glass” for one of this team-high 16 rebounds on Saturday night. Scott's
efforts helped the Nanooks beat the Seward Seahawks 62-55.
STOCK-STILL— Nome JROTC cadet Kyle Reynolds stands at attention with the color guard as Matt Callahan plays the National Anthem on a trumpet he borrowed from band director Ron Horner. Callahan is the
brother of Nome boys head coach Pat Callahan.
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GOOD VIBRATIONS— Cheerleaders, left to right, Jadyn Otton, Kalani
Suemai and Allaryce Agloinga do a cheer to encourage the Nanooks to
make a free throw.
PASSING LANE— Nome-Beltz sophomore Taeler Brunette finds room to pass the ball to a teammate in Saturday night's game against the Seward Seahawks in the Nome-Beltz gym. Brunette helped the Lady Nanooks
beat the Lady Seahawks 41-27.
LOOSE BALL— Nome's Kerry Ahmasuk, right, and Kastyn Lie contend with Seward’s Maille Moriarty, 10, for a loose ball during their
game on Saturday night. Ahmasuk spent the weekend hitting lots of
three-point shots. Fifteen of her 21 points over the two games against the
Seahawks came from shots beyond the arc.
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FLY SWATTER— The tenacious defense of Nome's Ivory Okleasik was
on display against Seward on Friday night in the Nome-Beltz gym. The
Lady Nanooks upended the Lady Seahawks 64-50 on Senior Night.
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regional
THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 2016
Chuck Reader
Nome elder Chuck Reader died Jan 25. Funeral and memorial services are pending.
Noorvik man sentenced to seven
months for post office burglary
Last week, Theodore Westlake,
19, of Noorvik was sentenced by
U.S. District Judge Sharon L. Gleason to seven months in prison for the
burglary of a United States Post Office in Noorvik in July 2015. Westlake was also ordered to pay full
restitution.
According to Assistant U.S. Attorney Aunnie Steward who prosecuted the case, Westlake and two
other accomplices, forcibly entered
the Noorvik Post Office, rifled mail
and attempted to drill into a safe
looking for cash. Westlake’s burglary
was interrupted when the Village
Public Safety Officer responded to
the scene.
Over $3,000 in damage was done
by the forced entry and attempt to
drill into the safe.
The important role the U.S. Post
Office plays in a community such as
Noorvik was noted by Judge Gleason
in her sentencing comments.
“Postal Inspectors worked closely
with the U.S. Attorney’s Office and
the Alaska State Troopers on this investigation and will continue efforts
in support of the Postal Inspection
Service mission to vigorously protect
the U.S. Mail and U.S. Postal Service employees and customers against
all forms of criminal attack and misuse,” said Seattle Division Inspector
in Charge, Anthony Galetti of the
U.S. Postal Inspection Service.
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Across
1. Canine cry
5. Actors
9. Beer buy
13. Gulf V.I.P.
14. ___ vera
15. Long, long time
16. One who uses secret means to
influence others
19. Some deer
20. Occupied place of authority
21. Emigrant
23. Heroin, slangily
24. Chill
25. Transition between leaf and
stem28. Dupe
32. About
33. Bank deposit
34. A pint, maybe
35. Bite
36. Circumvent
38. Egg on
39. Crystal meth, in slang
40. Coaster
41. Fetch
42. Place to put the feet up
44. Divine
46. Ram
47. "___ Brockovich"
48. Modest
51. Toughened
55. "Catch!"
56. Evening meal
Previous Puzzle Answers
58. Crumbs
59. Live wire, so to speak
60. Husk
61. Hail Mary, e.g.
62. As recently as
63. When repeated, like some
shows
Down
1. A harsh cry
2. Arabic for "commander"
3. Euros replaced them
4. Of urgency
5. Relating to a tail
6. Assert without proof
7. Auction cry
8. Golf ball support
9. Brief____
10. All excited
11. Merlin, e.g.
12. "___ quam videri" (North
Carolina's motto)
17. Ornamental loop
18. Wine and dine
22. Mixed-breed dog
24. Battery contents
25. Place for a barbecue
26. Legislate
27. Article of faith
29. Romeo's rival
30. "Home ___"
31. Doorstop shape
33. Blue
36. Flying high
37. Blow off steam
38. Before birth
40. Blue books?
41. Pipe type
43. Haunt
44. Seed used in the kitchen
45. Cantankerous
48. Hack
49. Bickerer in the "Iliad"
50. Song and dance, e.g.
51. Soon, to a bard
52. 100 kurus
53. Give off, as light
54. Drop
57. Alter vow (2 wds)
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6 — W 3e e k
December 22–
January 19
Beggars can’t be
choosers, Capricorn.
Stop being so
particular, start being
more appreciative, and
attitudes will improve
at home. A friend calls
on you.
Music soothes the
soul, Aries. Turn up
the volume and dance
your worries away. A
home improvement
project gets a boost
from a pro.
March 21–
April 19
This is the month of
romance, and it would
do wonders at home
for you to take note
of that. Do something
special for that special
someone, Aquarius.
January 20–
February 18
February 19–
March 20
April 20–
May 20
Some opportunities
only knock once.
Don’t miss out, Pisces.
Compromises at work
lead to major progress.
Celebrate with lunch
out.
May 21–
June 21
June 22–
July 22
Beliefs are challenged,
and feathers are
ruffled. Find a fun
activity to boost
morale, Taurus. A
report uncovers a
matter that must be
attended to now.
Change is inevitable.
Don’t fight it, Gemini.
Go with the flow,
and the rewards will
be yours. A plan is
hatched at home.
Now all that is needed
it your stamp of
approval.
July 23–
August 22
A health condition
takes a turn for the
better, thanks to some
sage advice from a
mentor. Invite them
out to celebrate,
Cancer. Rebates make
a purchase affordable.
Goodness, Leo.
You’ve been a busy
bee, and your wrinkled
to-do list proves it.
What remains is out of
your expertise. Don’t
be afraid to call in a
pro.
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September 23–
October 22
October 23–
November 21
Travel plans go awry
when a loved one
drops by unexpectedly.
Relax, Virgo. A better
opportunity will arise.
Besides, your loved
one needs you.
August 23–
September 22
Confidentiality is
breached, and you’re
left holding the bag.
Don’t take the blame
for that which you did
not do, Libra. Money
woes ease with a
windfall.
The budget crunch
is on, and you have
no choice but to
turn down a few
invitations. Be nice
but firm, Scorpio, and
your wallet will thank
you.
Here, there,
everywhere. The more
you look, the more
you see that needs to
be done. Divide and
conquer is the name of
the game, Sagittarius.
November 22–
December 21
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Saying it Sincerely
By Dan Ward
Nome Church of the Nazarene
A member of the Nome Ministerial Association
I was reading recently in Acts
chapter 3. There is a story about the
Apostles Peter and John as they went
to the temple for their afternoon
prayers. As they were about to enter
they encountered a man who had
been lame from birth being carried
by his friends to the temple so that he
could beg. Begging was the only way
he had to get enough money to buy
food and a place to live.
As he saw Peter and John about to
enter the temple he cried out to them
asking them for money. Peter told the
man to look at them and then he did
something miraculous. Verses 6-8
tell us: “6Then Peter said, “Silver or
gold I do not have, but what I do
have I give you. In the name of Jesus
Christ of Nazareth, walk.” 7 Taking
him by the right hand, he helped him
up, and instantly the man’s feet and
ankles became strong. 8 He jumped
to his feet and began to walk.”
We live in a world of hurt and broken people struggling to survive. In
our natural state we are as crippled
by our sin as this man was by his
legs. We are in need of healing. No
matter how badly you are broken the
name of Jesus Christ has the power
to heal as much today as it did when
Peter healed this man.
Where are you broken, and where
do you need healing today?
Jesus can heal you, but here is
what you need to see. When Peter
healed this man the custom was for a
boy to begin learning a trade at a
very early age; that is how he made
his living. This man had been lame
from birth; the only thing he knew
was how to beg. Suddenly, thanks to
the healing power of Jesus, this man
could do everything anyone else
could do – except to earn a living as
a healed man. He needed someone to
teach him how to live as a healed
man.
cles Rapheal and Gabe Tom and aunt
Veronica Tom, also by many friends
and relatives.
Morris will be greatly missed by
his family, friends and community.
Peace to his memory.
Obituary
Morris J. Coffey
April 29, 1946-January 2, 2016
Morris J. Coffey was born on
April 29, 1946 to Esther Tom-Liptrap in St. Michael, Alaska. He was
later adopted and raised by Charlie
and Maria Coffey of Stebbins,
Alaska. There he met and married
Clara Pete on January 26, 1968.
They had five children: Karen,
Debra, Darryl, Garrett and Darla.
Morris devoted his whole life to
his family and community. He especially valued his family and close
friends, loved country music and enjoyed commercial fishing on the
Yukon and the Norton Sound. Morris
worked tirelessly as a local leader to
improve the lives of the people of
Stebbins. He served on the Native
Corporation for 40 years and started
Stebbins Rock Products and Stebbins
Housing Authority. He was also actively involved with the Stebbins
IRA, Kawerak, NSEDC, State of
Alaska Natural Resources, Federal
Fishing Game and other local and regional organizations for countless
years.
Morris was preceded in death by
his parents Charlie and Maria Coffey, mother Esther Tom-Liptrap,
brothers Irwin Tom, Joseph Coffey
and Walter Joe Kelly. Morris is survived by his wife Clara and his children Karen Coffey (Henry Ivanoff
Jr.), Debi McAlister, son-in-law
Mark McAlister, Darryl, Garrett,
Darla Coffey and Darlene Otten, 20
grandchildren, sister Irene Mike, un-
When we come to faith in Jesus
Christ we leave our old, broken, life
behind; everything changes. Whether
or not God chooses to heal our physical brokenness we are healed spiritually.
We have never lived as a spiritually whole person, we need people to
teach us how to live like one. It is impossible to live a Christian life and
not go to church. We need people to
teach us how to live. God wants to
use what He has done for us, and the
talents He has given us, to help others. We need support and accountability. We need love and prayers. And
most of all, we need to learn to love
the hurt and broken people we find
in the world, even in the church. God
works through His church.
See you Sunday. We’re all in this
together and I’m praying for you.
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Recipe by Kendra Miller, MPH, RDN, LD with Miller Health Consulting, LLC
Makes 4 Servings
Preparation Time: 5 minutes
Bake at 350°F for 30 minutes
Difficulty Level: Easy
Ingredients:
4 medium Apples
1 Tbsp. Olive oil
tsp. Cinnamon
tsp. Nutmeg
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
Spray a small baking dish with nonstick cooking spray and set aside.
2. Peel and core the apples then slice
them into 4 quarters each. Lay the
apples on the baking dish. Drizzle
the olive oil atop the apples. Next,
sprinkle the cinnamon and nutmeg
over the apples.
3. Bake for 15 minutes and stir.
Continue baking for an additional
15 minutes. Serve warm.
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Bible Baptist Church
443-2144
Sunday School: 10 a.m./Worship: 11 a.m.
Community Baptist Church-SBC
108 West 3rd Avenue • 443-5448 • Pastor Aaron Cooper
Sunday Small Group Bible Study: 10 a.m.
Sunday Morning Worship: 11 a.m.
Community United Methodist Church
West 2nd Avenue & C Street • 443-2865
Pastor Charles Brower
Sunday: Worship 11:00 am
Monday: Thrift Shop 4:00 to 5:00 pm
Tuesday & Thursday: Thrift Shop 7:00 to 8:30 pm
Wednesday: Faith Followers 5:45 to 7:30 pm
Nome Covenant Church
101 Bering Street • 443-2565 • Pastor Harvey
Sunday: School 10 a.m./Worship 11 a.m.
Wednesday: Youth Group 6:30 p.m. (443-8063 for more info)
Friday: Community Soup Kitchen 6 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Our Savior Lutheran Church
5th Avenue & Bering • 443-5295
Sunday: Worship 11 a.m..
Handicapped accessible ramp: North side
River of Life Assembly of God
405 W. Seppala • 443-5333
Sunday Morning Worship: 11:00 a.m.
Last Sunday of each month Worship: 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday Worship: 7:00 p.m.
For more information contact Pastor Austin Jones
St. Joseph Catholic Church
Corner of Steadman & W. King Place • 443-5527
Weekend Masses: Saturday 5:30 p.m./Sunday 10:30 a.m.
Friday Hospital Mass: 12:00 p.m. (Quyanna Care Center)
Patients going to ANMC and want to see a Catholic priest please call Fr.
Brunet, OMI: cell 907-441-2106
or Holy Family Cathedral (907) 276-3455
Seventh-Day Adventist
Icy View • 443-5137
Saturday Sabbath School: 10 a.m.
Saturday Morning Worship: 11 a.m.
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Nome Eskimo Community is recruiting for two
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• Energy Efficiency Services Director: non-exempt, regular full-time position. The pay range is
$30.14/hour - $33.92/hour (DOE). This position is
open until February 10, 2016 at 5pm.
• Youth Coordinator: non-exempt, regular fulltime position. The pay range is $21.15/hour $23.79/hour (DOE). This position is open until
February 10, 2016 at 5 pm.
To ensure the safety of children who receive services, Nome Eskimo Community will complete a
Criminal History Background Check on all applicants considered for the Youth Coordinator position.
To be considered for employment, the report must
be free of crimes involving sexual assault or sexual abuse of a minor, unlawful exploitation of a
minor, indecent exposure, crimes of violence
against persons, and must show that the applicant
has not been convicted of a felony within the past
ten years.
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musk ox horn, mammoth ivory and teeth.
Very good prices.
907-452-7477, [email protected].
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A full copy of the job descriptions and an employment application can be obtained from the Nome
Eskimo Community Website www.necalaska.org
or from the Nome Eskimo Community Office at
200 West 5th Avenue.
For any questions, please contact the Human
Resources Manager, Cathy Lyon, at 907-4439131 or by email to [email protected]
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NOME FY 2016 SPECIAL REVENUE FUND
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NOME FY 2016 CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND
BUDGET
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2016 and were advanced to second reading/public hearing/final passage at a regular meeting of
the Council scheduled for February 8, 2016 at
7:00 PM in Council Chambers of City Hall, located
at 102 Division Street. Copies of the ordinances
are available in the Office of the City Clerk.
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Iditarod officials visit Nome
Iditarod Chief of Operations
Willie Karidis and CEO of Iditarod Stan Hooley came to Nome
Monday to work with the city officials on aspect of operations
and how Iditarod may improve
its support to the city. They were
looking for ways they could collaborate with the city.
Hooley promoted Iditarod’s
new web site and stated that the
web site can be used to truly tell
the full story of Iditarod and
Nome.
Hooley says he finds that
Nome had a lot of forward thinking projects especially with issues relating to the Arctic. There
are many opportunities for
Nome, especially since more
focus is being placed on this part
of the world.
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Trooper Beat
Any charges reported in these press releases are
merely accusations and the defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
On January 1, at 9:00 a.m. the Alaska State
Troopers received a report of an intoxicated person with a firearm in Shishmaref. A suspect has
been identified. Criminal charges are pending.
ers in Nome received a report of an assault from
the village of St. Michael. Troopers responded
and subsequently arrested Randy Elachik, 24, of
St. Michael for Assault II, Assault IV, Endangering
the Welfare of a Child and Criminal Mischief V.
Elachik was transported to Nome pending arraignment.
On January 16, at 1:58 p.m. AST received a report of a vandalized ATV in Elim. Investigation
continues.
On January 20, at 4:38 p.m. AST received a report of a theft in Elim. A suspect has been identified. Investigation continues.
On January 17, at 1:48 a.m. AST received a report of a domestic disturbance two miles from
Nome. Subsequent investigation led to the arrest
of Douglas Seidelmann, 52, of Nome, for assault
4. Seidelmann was remanded to the Anvil Mountain Correctional Center.
On January 25, AST investigated an incident alleging that Harold Toolie was intoxicated and possibly had a firearm. It was discovered that Harold
assaulted his girlfriend and also handled a loaded
a firearm while he was intoxicated. Harold was arrested and charged with Assault in the 4th degree
and Misconduct Involving Weapons in the 4th degree.
On January 19, at approximately 5:18 a.m., troop-
Senator Donny Olson introduces
Indigenous Peoples Day bill
Juneau, Alaska- Senator Donny
Olson (D- Golovin) has introduced
legislation that would establish the
second Monday of October of each
year as Indigenous Peoples Day.
Senator Olson is the Senator for
District T, representing the North
Slope, Northwest Arctic and
Bering Straits regions.
“I’m pleased to create legislation that would designate a day that
honors and celebrates all indigenous peoples, past, present and future,” said Senator Olson.
The bill is designed to honor the
indigenous peoples of the state as
DOG TALK— Iditarod Chief of Operations Willie Karidis, left, and Iditarod CEO Stan Hooley, middle, met with City of Nome officials in anticipation of this years race.
Buser penalized for taking wrong
trail at K300
In response to rule violations during last week’s Kuskokwim 300 sled
dog race in Bethel, the Kuskokwim
300 race committee imposed a time
penalty for racer Martin Buser,
which will drop his finish place from
14th place to 21st in the final standings. Buser received a 12-hour time
penalty for a series of events that
happened during the recently completed K300 race.
The primary violation was leaving
the race trail and making an insufficient effort to return to the trail, the
K300 committee said. This happened
a few miles outside of Kalskag on
the Whitefish Loop portion of the
trail. The tracking device carried by
Buser, which still shows his route on
the race website, reveals that Buser
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missed a recently marked trail which
went straight ahead on a lake. Instead, he took a right turn despite a
large number of markers showing the
correct route. He then proceeded
along the creek until he eventually
found the Kuskokwim River and
made his way to Kalskag.
While still some distance from
Kalskag, he was met by a representative of the race who told him he
needed to return to the trail, which he
said he would not do. Later he told
two race officials he expected to be
penalized for his violation and would
accept whatever penalty was given.
The other violation was reported
by fellow racers and observed by a
race official. That offense involved
Buser allowing other people to assist
with feeding his dogs at a checkpoint. No help is allowed under race
rules.
Two race officials and seven
board members participated in the
process of determining the appropriate penalty. The fact that Buser had
previously been involved in two incidents of leaving the trail was also
taken into consideration.
As for the feeding incident, the
Committee decided that in addition
to being a violation of the rules, it
placed the race at risk of liability
with children providing snacks to
dogs at close range.
The penalty drops Buser from the
prize money, moving him from 14th
place and $3,700 to 21st place, out of
the money and in last place.
the first to inhabit the land, and it
recognizes the wisdom, labor,
knowledge and many personal and
cultural achievements indigenous
people have contributed to both the
creation and the continuing existence of the state.
Governor Walker proclaimed
October 12, 2015 as Indigenous
Peoples Day, but this legislation
goes one step further by ensuring
the second Monday in October is
annually celebrated as a designated
day of honor.
Senator Berta Gardner (D- Anchorage) is a co-sponsor of the bill.
House passes bill recognizing
military families
Juneau, Alaska - The Alaska
House of Representatives unanimously approved a bill to support Alaska’s military families,
by setting aside Nov. 1 annually
as “Military Family Day.” House
Bill 175, by Rep. Bob Lynn (RAnchorage), would tie into November
being
federally
recognized as National Military
Family Month.
“The day someone joins the
military is the day their whole
family virtually joins the military, too,” said Lynn. “Military
families are a major source of
morale and a foundation for our
servicemen and women. When
we support their family, we support the member. Transfers take
their toll on the whole family,
there’s enough to worry about
‘back home,’ let alone in combat
or overseas service. Our military
families deserve to have a day set
aside in recognition of the entire
family’s sacrifice and the important role they play in supporting
and strengthening our military.”
Alaska is home to a large number of military instillations, including
Joint
Base
Elmendorf-Richardson near Anchorage, Fort Wainwright and
Fort Greely near Fairbanks, and
Eielson Air Force Base near Fairbanks. Thousands of servicemen
and women are stationed here.
“The military is intertwined with
our biggest cities and their contribution cannot be understated,”
said Lynn. “Our military families
deserve to have a day set aside in
recognition of the entire family’s
sacrifice and the important role
they play in supporting and
strengthening our military.”
HB175 will be transmitted to
the Alaska Senate for consideration.
THE NOME NUGGET
THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 2016
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Nome has new Legislative Information Officer
By Maisie Thomas
The second session of the 29th
Alaska Legislature began on January
19. If you have questions regarding
the current session, or if you just
want to better understand what legislators do, contact the Nome Legislative Information Office.
Legislative Information Officers,
or LIOs, provide a link between legislators and the people they serve. On
the job, an LIO is required to be nonpartisan and to provide information
without bias.
Josie Stiles serves as the Legislative Information Officer for Nome
and the surrounding region. One of
the main requirements for being an
LIO is familiarity with the community and surrounding region. Prior to
beginning the job on Dec. 14, Stiles
worked in the Nome Visitor and
Convention Bureau. Although she is
still learning the ropes for her new
job, Stiles is already setting goals for
herself. One of her main focuses will
be trying to get out to the villages as
much as possible.
Alaskans wishing to file their Permanent Fund Dividend applications
can do so at the Legislative Information Office, so that has kept Stiles
very busy in the New Year. She estimates that she has filed about 200
PFD applications so far. As of January 21, she said she has not received
any requests for legislative information, but expects that she will hear
from inquiring parties soon.
When organizations or citizens
are interested in a bill, Stiles will
track the progress of the legislation
for them. Stiles believes her position
is vital because it is important for
people to have information about
what their legislature is deciding, especially this year with the state
budget issues. “It’s more important
now than ever,” Stiles said.
She expects that most of the questions she will receive during the current legislative session will be
regarding the budget. “For some people it’s food on the table,” said Stiles.
The LIO provides printed material
from legislative sessions, such as
bills and weekly status reports. Such
information helps citizens better understand the legislative process. The
LIO can also help constituents attend
legislative committee meetings by
hosting teleconferences.
One of 23 offices in Alaska,
Nome’s LIO is located in the Alaska
Be seen
State Office Building. The office is
open year round, not just when the
Legislature is in session. It also
serves as an office for Rep. Neal Foster and Sen. Donny Olson when they
are visiting Nome. LIO hours are
Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to
4:30 p.m.
PUBLIC NOTICE
PLANNING COMMISSION SEAT VACANCY
The Planning Commission has one seat open for appointment.
Anyone interested in serving on the Commission should submit an application to the
City Clerk’s Office by Thursday, February 4, 2016 at 5:00 PM.
Applications are available at City Hall or at www.nomealaska.org.
Please call 443-6603 for more information.
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Public Meeting Notice
The Marine Mammal Commission, a Federal agency whose mission is focused on the conservation
and management of marine mammals, will be holding a public meeting at the Nagozruk Conference
Room, in the Main Building of the Nome campus of the University of Alaska (400 East Front Street)
on Tuesday, February 9, 2016, from 3:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. The Commission would like to hear
from the people of Nome and surrounding communities, particularly Alaska Native hunters, about
their concerns regarding marine mammals -- What changes in the distribution and numbers of marine
mammals and in ice conditions are you seeing? How is that affecting your ability to hunt and the
success of your hunts? What other concerns do you have about the effects of climate change and
related changes in the Arctic as they affect marine mammals and their availability to hunting
communities? What are the Federal agencies responsible for marine mammal programs doing well?
What changes would you like to see? What actions would you like the Marine Mammal Commission,
as an oversight agency, to take?
Please attend our meeting -- this is your opportunity to tell us what is on your mind.
Light refreshments will be served. For more information see http://www.mmc.gov
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In support of early Alaska aviation and the World War II Lend Lease effort with Russia, in 1942
the Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) built and operated communication and navigation
facilities on property located approximately 1.5 miles northeast of the city of Nome, just off the
Nome-Council Road, near the intersection of Beam Road and CAA Site Road. These facilities
were operated until 1967.
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contamination, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), as successor to the CAA, conducted
preliminary soil sampling in September 2015.
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The result of this initial soil sampling effort revealed that the site exhibits petroleum, lead, &
polychlorinated biphenyl contaminants in excess of Alaska Department of Environmental
Conservation (ADEC) allowable residential levels. In accordance with state environmental law,
on October 22, 2015, the FAA reported this information to ADEC as a historical release.
On December 7, 2015, ADEC entered this site into their contaminated site database (File
400.38.051 and File 400.38.052) and has required that the site be fully investigated and
remediated to levels that are protective of human health and the environment.
The FAA is planning to complete a comprehensive site evaluation and investigation to determine
the extent and source of any detected contamination. The FAA intends to conduct Public
Meetings in Nome to provide additional information to the community and address any
concerns as site investigation and evaluation progresses.
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 2016
THE NOME NUGGET
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Court
Week ending 1/22
Civil
Ningealook, Dora v. Kakoona, Warren; Civil Protective Order
Minor Party v. Kakoona, Ward; Civil Protective Order
Small Claims
No new claims on file (start 2NO-16-00002SC)
Criminal
State of Alaska v. Joy Annogiyuk (12/3/69); 2NO-15-648R Dismissal; Count I: Disorderly Conduct; Filed by the DAs Office 1/20/16.
State of Alaska v. Joy Annogiyuk (12/3/69); 2NO-15-657R Dismissal; Count I:
Drunken Person On Licensed Premises; Count II: Bringing Alcohol Onto Licensed
Premises; Count III: Violation of Conditions of Released for a Misdemeanor; Filed by
the DAs Office 1/20/16.
State of Alaska v. Richmond Toolie (12/16/62); Dismissal of Criminal Charges; CTN
001: Import Alcohol-Dry Area-Small Amt; Offense Date: 12/22/15; Dismissal Code:
DSCFJ; All charges in this cares are now disposed; It is ordered that any bond posted
in this case that has not been ordered forfeited is exonerated; Reason: Furtherance of
Justice or On Motion of Defendant – CrR 43(c).
State of Alaska v. Jesse Strickling (2/2/89); Notice of Dismissal; Charge 001: DWLR;
Filed by the DAs Office 1/19/16.
State of Alaska v. Veronica N. Tea (1/9/62); 2NO-13-503CR Dismissal; Count I –
VOP Misd Probation Or Sis Rev; Filed by the DAs Office 1/20/16.
State of Alaska v. Veronica N. Tea (1/9/62); 2NO-13-775CR Dismissal; Count I –
Disorderly Conduct; Filed by the DAs Office 1/20/16.
State of Alaska v. Prudence Campbell (6/12/55); Dismissal; Count I: Violation Of
Custodian’s Duty; Filed by the DAs Office 1/20/16.
State of Alaska v. Marvin Lawrence Okleasik (11/25/57); Count I: Criminal Trespass
1°Filed by the DAs Office 1/20/16.
State of Alaska v. Katrina Toolie (5/3/87); CTN 001: Harassment 2; Date of Violation:
11/28/15; CTN Chrgs Dismissed: 002; 60 days, 60 days suspended; Initial Jail Surcharge: $50 per case; Due now to AGs Office, Anchorage; Suspended Jail Surcharge:
$100 per case with $100 suspended; Must be paid if probation is revoked and, in con-
nection, defendant is arrested and taken to jail or is sentenced to jail; Police Training
Surcharge: $50 shall be paid through this court within 10 days; Probation until 1/22/18;
Shall comply with all court orders by the deadlines stated; Subject to warrantless arrest
for any violation of these conditions of probation; Shall commit no violations of law; By
agreement: Shall not possess, consume or buy alcohol, and any state ID issued under
AS 18.65.310 must list the buying restriction until the restriction expires.
State of Alaska v. Maxine Ungott (12/14/64); 2NO-14-6CR Order to Modify or Revoke Probation; ATN: 114192801; Violated conditions of probation; No action taken; All
other terms and conditions of probation in the original judgment remain in effect.
State of Alaska v. Maxine Ungott (12/14/64); 2NO-14-642CR Order to Modify or Revoke Probation; ATN: 114196419; Violated conditions of probation; No action taken; All
other terms and conditions of probation in the original judgment remain in effect.
State of Alaska v. Maxine Ungott (12/14/64); 2NO-15-611CR CTN 001: Assault 4;
Date of Violation: 10/16/15; CTN Chrgs Dismissed: 002, 003; 360 days, 180 days suspended; Unsuspended 180 days shall be served with defendant remanded immediately to AMCC; Initial Jail Surcharge: $50 per case; Due now to AGs Office, Anchorage;
Suspended Jail Surcharge: $100 per case with $100 suspended; Must be paid if probation is revoked and, in connection, defendant is arrested and taken to jail or is sentenced to jail; Police Training Surcharge: $50 shall be paid through this court within 10
days; Probation until 1/21/18; Shall comply with all court orders by the deadlines stated;
Subject to warrantless arrest for any violation of these conditions of probation; Shall
commit no violations of law; Shall not possess, consume or buy alcohol, and any state
ID issued under AS 18.65.310 must list the buying restriction until the restriction expires;
Shall not have alcohol in her residence; Shall not enter or remain on the premises of
any bar or liquor store; Subject to warrantless breath testing by any peace officer with
probable cause to believe defendant has consumed alcohol.
State of Alaska v. Ronald Ozenna (3/10/78); 2NO-14-475CR Order to Modify or Revoke Probation; ATN: 114799077; Violated conditions of probation; Probation terminated; Balance of sentence consecutive to other cases #’s.
State of Alaska v. Ronald Ozenna (3/10/78); 2NO-15-292CR Assault 4; Date of Violation: 6/5/15; 180 days, 120 days suspended; Report to Nome Court on 3/4/17, 1:30
p.m. for a remand hearing; Initial Jail Surcharge: $50 per case; Due now to AGs Office,
Anchorage; Suspended Jail Surcharge: $100 per case with $100 suspended; Must be
paid if probation is revoked and, in connection, defendant is arrested and taken to jail
or is sentenced to jail; Police Training Surcharge: $50 shall be paid through this court
within 10 days; Probation until 1/21/17; Shall comply with all court orders by the deadlines stated; Subject to warrantless arrest for any violation of these conditions of probation; Shall commit no violations of law; Shall not possess, consume or buy alcohol
or controlled substances, and any state ID issued under AS 18.65.310 must list the
buying restriction until the restriction expires.
State of Alaska v. Ronald Ozenna (3/10/78); 2NO-15-367CR Harassment 2; DV;
Date of Violation: 7/6/15; 90 days, 80 days suspended; Unsuspended 10 days consecutive shall be served; Initial Jail Surcharge: $50 per case; Due now to AGs Office,
Anchorage; Suspended Jail Surcharge: $100 per case with $100 suspended; Must be
paid if probation is revoked and, in connection, defendant is arrested and taken to jail
or is sentenced to jail; Police Training Surcharge: $50 shall be paid through this court
within 10 days; Probation until 1/21/17; Shall comply with all court orders by the deadlines stated; Subject to warrantless arrest for any violation of these conditions of probation; Shall commit no violations of law; Shall not possess, consume or buy alcohol
or controlled substances, and any state ID issued under AS 18.65.310 must list the
buying restriction until the restriction expires.
State of Alaska v. Ronald Ozenna Jr. (3/10/78); 2NO-15-443CR CTN 001: Violate
Condition of Release; Date of Violation: 8/5/15; CTN Chrgs Dismissed: 002; 5 days, 0
days suspended; Initial Jail Surcharge: $50 per case; Due now to AGs Office, Anchorage; Police Training Surcharge: $50 shall be paid through this court within 10 days.
State of Alaska v. Yvonne Pete (9/17/90); Order to Modify or Revoke Probation;
ATN: 113565897; Violated conditions of probation; Conditions of probation modified as
follows: must continue w/existing treatment w/VBC and completed; All other terms and
conditions of probation in the original judgment remain in effect.
State of Alaska v. Jacob Seppilu (7/13/15); Disor Conduct-Loud Noise, Publ/Priv;
Date of Offense: 1/23/16; Time served; Police Training Surcharge: due in 10 days: $50
(Misd); Initial Jail Surcharge: $50 per case; Due now to AGs Office, Anchorage.
and both parties involved were released on scene.
9:38 p.m., NPD received a report of an assault on the west end of town. Officers responded and contacted Robert Norris. He was arrested for two counts of Assault 3, DV
and one count of Violating Conditions of Probation. He was transported to AMCC and
no bail was set.
was contacted and identified as being Nellie Iyapana. Nellie refused to exit the vehicle and kicked one of the responding officers in the chest. Nellie was transported to
Norton Sound Regional Hospital for medical clearance due to her level of intoxication.
While at Norton Sound Regional Hospital, Nellie punched a member of the ER staff in
the face while they were trying to help her. Nellie was remanded to Anvil Mountain
Correctional Center for Assault on a peace officer, Assault IV and held at Anvil Mountain Correctional Center with $1, 000 bail.
10:50 a.m., NPD received a report of a violation of a DV Protective Order. The suspect was found to not be in Nome at the time of the offense. A complaint was forwarded
to the District Attorney for warrant request and the police department where the suspect currently lives was contacted and informed of the protective order violation.
1:14 p.m., NPD was notified of an abandoned vehicle in the roadway on the east side
of town stuck in a snowbank. The registered owner arrived just before his vehicle was
about to be towed for protruding halfway in the roadway. Further investigation revealed
that the registered owner did not have insurance available upon request. Michael
Giang was issued a citation for Failure to Provide Proof of insurance after assisting
him in getting his vehicle unstuck. Another call for service prevented further action and
he was released at scene without further incident.
1:30 p.m., NPD received a report of an intoxicated female who was unresponsive
and not breathing on the west side of town. The responding officer made contact with
the female and she was found to be highly intoxicated, breathing, alert and oriented.
The ambulance cleared scene after the female was cleared by a responding EMT. The
female, Carrie Annogiyuk, was transported to Norton Sound Regional Hospital for medical clearance due to her level of alcohol. While at Norton Sound Regional Hospital,
Carrie started to yell and shout profanities disturbing other patients and staff. Carrie refused to listen to numerous requests to stop disturbing other patients and staff. Carrie
was medically cleared and then remanded to Anvil Mountain Correctional Center for
Disorderly Conduct, VOCR, and Probation Violation. She was held at Anvil Mountain
Correctional Center without bail.
4:44 p.m., NPD CSO responded to the west side of town for the report of an intoxicated male needing assistance. The male was contacted and observed to be highly intoxicated. The male refused medical attention and was provided transportation to his
residence where he was left with sober family members.
7:41 p.m., NPD received a report of a young male wishing to harm himself. Officers
located and contacted the male on the east side of town. The male was observed to be
intoxicated and was transported to the Norton Sound Regional Hospital. While at the
ER, the male identified as Clifford Iknokinok, refused several requests to be quiet to prevent disturbing other patients and staff and he continued to yell. Clifford then spit saliva
on one of the responding officers. He was arrested and remanded to Anvil Mountain
Correctional Center for Harassment I, and Disorderly Conduct and held on $750 bail.
8:29 p.m., NPD CSO while at Norton Sound Regional Hospital was informed of a dog
biting a human. The victim was interviewed, a suspect dog and owner was identified,
and the investigation revealed that the animal has current vaccinations.
Seawall
NOME POLICE DEPARTMENT
MEDIA RELEASES 01/18/2016 through 01/24/2016
Disclaimer: This is a record of activity. The issuance of citations or the act of arrest does not assign guilt to any identified party.
During this period there were 127 calls for service received at the Nome Police
Communications Center. 58 (45 percent) involved alcohol.
There were 13 arrests made with 12 (92 percent) alcohol related.
NPD responded to 11 calls reporting intoxicated persons needing assistance. 0
were remanded to AMCC as protective holds; and 3 remained at the hospital for
medical evaluation/treatment.
There were 8 ambulance calls and 1 fire calls during this period.
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Monday, January 18, 2016
12:15 a.m., NPD responded to a hotel on the west side of town for a requested welfare check on a subject that was reportedly intoxicated. The female was contacted
and identified as Kaitlin Ivanoff, who was found to be on current Conditions of Probation and Release that prohibited the consumption of alcohol. Ivanoff was subsequently
arrested and remanded to AMCC for two counts of Violating her Conditions of Release
and Probation Violation, where she was held without bail.
2:14 a.m., NPD responded to an apartment complex on the west side of town for the
report of a disturbance between two individuals. Upon arrival and further investigation, the subject causing the disturbance was found to have already left the premises.
No further action was required.
3:04 a.m., NPD received a report of an intoxicated female that required assistance
outside of a residence on the east end of town. Upon arrival, the female was identified,
provided Officers an address of a safe place she was able to stay for the evening and
was provided transportation to the residence. No further assistance was required.
7:44 a.m., NPD officers responded to a residence on the west side of town for the
report of a disturbance occurring between two occupants of the home. Upon arrival,
one of the involved parties elected to leave the residence for the day to prevent any further escalation of the situation, which resolved the issue by separation.
8:53 a.m., NPD received a report of threats being made toward a student by another
student. The investigation is ongoing.
9:50 a.m., NPD responded to a residence on the west side of town for the report of
a subject, identified as Briar Dickson, damaging private property. Dickson was later located and was placed under arrest for Criminal Mischief in the Fourth Degree, DV and
Probation Violation. He was then remanded to AMCC, where he was held without bail.
Previous charges stemming from a separate incident were also filed at this time.
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
3:30 a.m., NPD officers responded to the west side of town for the report of two intoxicated individuals causing a disturbance by yelling at one another. Upon arrival, officers contacted the two responsible for the noise and issued a verbal warning for
Disorderly Conduct. No further action was required.
11:13 a.m., NPD received a report of theft from a local business on the west end of
town. Officers responded to scene and interviewed the victim. This investigation is
still ongoing.
2:36 p.m., NPD received a report of an assault occurring on the east end of town.
Officers responded to the apartment complex and contacted all parties involved. Peter
Weyiouanna was arrested for Assault 4, DV. He was taken to AMCC and no bail was
set. OCS also responded to scene.
9:43 p.m., NPD received a report of an assault occurring on the west end of town.
Officers responded to the local business and contacted Milton Tom. Milton was arrested for Assault 4, he was taken to AMCC and bail was set to $500. The victim was
transported to Norton Sound Regional Hospital by NPD. OCS also responded to scene.
Wednesday, January 20, 2016
6:52 a.m., NPD received a report of a teenager that did not return home the previous night. A few hours later, the teenager’s mother called NPD back stating that the
teenager returned home.
7:43 a.m., NPD received a report occurring at an apartment complex on the east
end of town. Officers responded to the residence to speak with the victims and witnesses. The suspect, Jenny Kuzuguk, was located at another residence on the east
end of town. Jenny was arrested for Assault in the 4th Degree, DV. She was taken to
AMCC and no bail was set.
2:13 p.m., NPD received a report of a subject violating a Domestic Violence Protective Order by making prohibited contact with the petitioner. This investigation is still
ongoing.
7:33 p.m., NPD served an arrest warrant on Samuel Goldsberry, no bail was set.
Thursday, January 21, 2016
2:42 p.m., NPD received a report of a motor vehicle accident causing damage. Officers responded and cited Isaac Ozenna Jr for Driving without a Valid Operator’s License and Driver to Exercise Due Care to Avoid Collision. No injuries were reported
Friday, January 22, 2016
1:30 a.m., NPD received a report of an intoxicated individual drinking underage and
fighting with a family member on the west end of town. Officers responded to the scene
to identify the subject, Marcia Soolook, who was arrested for habitual minor consuming alcohol and disorderly conduct. Soolook was transported to Norton Sounds Regional Hospital and later remanded at AMCC, bail was set at $750.
2:19 a.m., NPD received a report at a business on the west end of town of an intoxicated individual assaulting a member of his family. NPD arrived on scene to identify the subject as Daniel Goldy. Goldy was placed under arrest for indecent exposure
and was later found to be violating his Orders of Conditions of Release as well as two
counts of his Probation Conditions, which states he shall not consume alcohol. Goldy
was transported to Norton Sound Regional Hospital and later remanded at AMCC,
where he was held without bail.
2:20 a.m., NPD officers responded to a residence on the east side of town for the report of an assault that had occurred between family members. Upon arrival, the suspect had already vacated the residence. Officers later located the suspect, who
appeared to be intoxicated and the investigation led to the assault being unfounded
and resolved by separation. No further action was taken.
8:29 a.m., NPD conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle on the west side of town. The
driver was found to have a valid license, current insurance, and current vehicle registration. The driver was released from the scene and given a verbal warning for their
headlight and taillights not being illuminated.
11:52 a.m., NPD received notification of a baby muskox that had come into town
and was wandering around. Fish and Game was notified and the information was
passed along to them for disposition.
2:55 p.m., NPD responded to the west side for the report of a male walking on the
ocean ice. Upon arrival the male was observed walking back toward land. The male
was contacted, found to be sober and stated he was out for a walk. He was released
at the scene without further incident.
4:26 p.m., NPD responded to the west side of town for the report of an intoxicated
male standing in the middle of the road way. The male was contacted, observed to be
intoxicated, and provided transportation to his residence. No further action necessary
at that time.
4:58 p.m., NPD along with members of the Nome Volunteer Fire Department responded to the north side of town for the report of a fire. One snow machine was found
to be on fire on a trail, away from any structures. The owner and passenger were contacted and they refused any medical attention. They were provided transportation to
their residence. The fire burned itself out.
8:32 p.m., NPD CSO responded to the east side of town for the report of a loose dog
attempting to enter a residence. The animal was contacted and returned to her owner
Michael Giang, who was issued an animal at large citation.
9:38 p.m., NPD CSO responded to the west side of town for the report of an intoxicated male passed out on the ground. The male was contacted and transported to the
Norton Sound Regional Hospital for medical attention due to his high level of intoxication. Once medically cleared, attempts were made at multiple locations to find him a
safe place, but failed. He was transported to and left in the care of the NEST Shelter.
11:33 p.m., NPD received a report of a female from a village who traveled to Nome,
and had not contacted family in 24 hours, nor seen for a couple of days. NPD officers
conducted a search, but could not locate the female. Her photo and information was put
on social media. Search and Rescue was notified and on 1-23-16 at 3:20 p.m., the female was located safe and sound after she contacted family and told where she was
staying.
11:55 p.m., NPD responded to the NEST for the report of a guest causing a disturbance. The guest was contacted a short distance from the shelter and was walking
home. The male was contacted and issued a verbal warning for Disorderly Conduct.
Saturday, January 23, 2016
12:35 a.m., NPD responded to the west side of town for the report of an intoxicated
male causing a disturbance and scaring members of the household. Jacob Seppilu
was contacted and placed under arrest for DC. He was transported to the Anvil Mountain Correctional Center where he was held on $250 bail.
2:26 a.m., NPD received a REDDI Report on a drunk driver leaving a local establishment. The vehicle was located and a traffic stop was conducted. The driver was
found to not be intoxicated and was released from the scene without further incident.
2:26 a.m., NPD received a report of an intoxicated and bloody male who was
dropped off at a residence north of town. The intoxicated male was contacted and
found to be on Felony Probation. The adult probation officer was contacted and requested remand. David Booshu was arrested for Felony Probation Violation and remanded to Anvil Mountain Correctional Center without bail.
4:55 a.m., NPD received a report of an intoxicated female who was trespassing inside of a vehicle and refusing to exit upon multiple requests. The intoxicated female
Sunday, January 24, 2016
2:19 a.m., NPD received a report of an intoxicated female who was ringing several
people’s door bells on the west side of town. The female was contacted, identified,
and did not have a safe place to sleep from the weather conditions. The female was
provided transportation to the NEST Shelter and no further action was necessary at that
time.
8:44 a.m., NPD received a report of a domestic dispute on the east side of town. Investigation revealed that a female at the end of her pregnancy term had bitten her
boyfriend for being intoxicated and refusing to leave the residence. The District Attorney was contacted and approval for separation was given. The male was transported
to the hospital at his request and the female was released at the scene. Report taken
and will be forwarded to the District Attorney for disposition.
9:10 a.m., NPD received a report of a highly intoxicated female in need of assistance. The female was contacted, identified, and provided transportation to her residence. No further action necessary at that time.
12:26 p.m., NPD received report of a juvenile who had neglected to return home the
previous evening. After a short search, the juvenile was located and reconnected with
their foster parent. No further action necessary at that time.
6:13 p.m., NPD along with members of the Nome Volunteer Ambulance Department
responded to an apartment complex on the east side of town for the report of a female
with cut above her eye, and who was bleeding everywhere. June Koonuk was contacted and observed to be minor intoxicated. No suspect has been identified. June was
transported to the Norton Sound Regional Hospital via Nome Volunteer Ambulance.
Investigation found that June being present at that residence while intoxicated was in
violation of protective order. She was placed under arrest and transported to the Anvil
Mountain Correctional Center where she was held on no bail. The assault was unfounded.
8:08 p.m., NPD CSO while on routine patrol on the west side of town observed an
intoxicated male staggering close to an active road way. The male was contacted and
an open bottle of alcohol was coming from his jacket. Billy Simon was issued an open
container citation, and provided transportation to his residence.
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MAGNIFICENT— A geomagnetic storm lit up the skies over Nome on January 20. This photo was taken from the Glacier Creek road, overlooking Monument Peak.
Former KNOM reporters win film contest
By Maisie Thomas
Laureli Ivanoff and Ben Matheson, both former KNOM reporters,
won the Royal Norwegian Embassy
#MeetTheArctic film contest for
their work “Arctic Contrast.”
Their prize was an-all-expensespaid trip to Norway for the International Film Festival of Tromsø.
While in Norway, they will also have
their film screened at the Arctic
Frontiers Conference, a gathering of
diplomats and policy makers from
across the globe.
Ivanoff credits Matheson with
being the “ring leader” for their project. After seeing the hashtag MeetTheArctic on Twitter, Matheson
approached Ivanoff with the idea of
making a short film.
According to its website, the Norwegian Embassy was looking for
films that were creative, thought provoking and representative of the Arctic.
Matheson, who now lives in Anchorage, said he and Ivanoff worked
well together because each brought
unique strengths to the table. He is a
self-described “nuts and bolts guy,”
more focused on the analytical data.
Ivanoff, Matheson said, has a good
rapport with her interviewees, “All
she needs is a microphone.”
Before he approached Ivanoff,
Matheson already had most of the
footage and a draft of the film’s
script. Matheson had collected video
clips during his years as a reporter
for Nome’s radio station KNOM and
Bethel’s KYUK. Matheson brought
what he had to Ivanoff three weeks
before the contest deadline. Ivanoff
edited the script, recruited the narrators and shot a few scenes from her
hometown of Unalakleet.
Ivanoff’s niece Katiya Simonsson
and Katiya’s husband Thomas Simonsson narrate the film, which features footage from across the
state—from Bethel and Shishmaref
to downtown Anchorage. The
Alaskan landscape is portrayed in
both winter and summer scenes
Matheson and Ivanoff convey that
there is life even in winter by using
clips of outdoor activities such as
dog mushing.
The pair wanted to showcase the
vibrancy of the Arctic, “to show that
the Arctic is more than snow and ice
and Santa Claus,” Ivanoff said.
Matheson said they titled the work
“Arctic Contrast” to show all aspects
of the Arctic. “There’s not just one
Arctic, there are different people,
[economic situations] and living situations,” he said. Ivanoff spoke
about the importance of increasing
international knowledge about the
Arctic; Matheson was concerned
with a population closer to home.
Matheson, who moved to Alaska
about five years ago, felt that most
people in the lower 48 states don’t
even realize that their country has an
Arctic. The purpose of the film was
to inform people from warmer regions about the changing Arctic, and
all of the risks and opportunities that
come with climate change. “It’s a big
statement to make in a small film,”
Matheson said.
The film, which is just under three
minutes long, comes at an important
time for the Arctic. The melting ice
is allowing more marine vessel traffic, so people from all over the world
are becoming involved with shipping
goods in the Arctic. Ivanoff said it is
important for people to truly understand the Arctic and its many aspects.
The film is a way to convey this message, “there is a real chance for people to get development right,” she
said. The film ends with the narrators
speaking in unison: “For all of us, the
trail is uncertain, but we know we
must make our way together.”
Participants submitted their films
online, and the three projects that received the most likes in one week
moved on to the next round. The
Norwegian Ambassador to the U.S.
and four professionals determined
the overall winner. The contest was
for student amateur filmmakers, and
neither Ivanoff nor Matheson had
much experience with the medium.
“We’re not film makers, we’re radio
people,” Ivanoff said. Still, the two
knew that they had an important
message to share. Neither, however,
expected to win. “I couldn’t believe
it. I was screaming on the phone and
I had to apologize,” said Ivanoff.
Matheson, too, said that his reaction
was one of disbelief. Once the initial
shock wore off, both were very ex-
cited that other people understood
the importance of the message their
film conveyed.
Katiya Simonsson, Ivanoff and
Matheson arrived in Norway on Jan.
21.
Spelling Bee
Photo by Salu Bodine
SPELLING BEE— Cash Arrington, 4th grade student, poses with his trophy after winning overall in the
Nome Elementary School spelling bee. Cash will be representing Nome Elementary School in Anchorage on March 22.